The Cherry blossom of Sakura 28 is a colossal, efficient nation, notable for its state-planned economy, otherworldly petting zoo, and punitive income tax rates. The devout population of 2.826 billion Sakura 28ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 68.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Sakura 28ian economy, worth 300 trillion petals a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Uranium Mining, and Information Technology. Average income is an impressive 106,262 petals, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Museums offer moralization or your money back, UFO sightings are listed daily in the morning news, passionate nomination battles are often as intense as general elections, and troop transports blacken the sky as the military commences Operation Desert Ocean. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sakura 28's national animal is the green pheasant, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Sakura 28 is ranked 47,789^th in the world and 161^st in International Puppet Storage for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 68.62 Effective Tax Rate.